Chapter 568 – The Ultimate Arrest (1/2)

The Ultimate Arrest

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“Who was on guard duty last night?” Invincible Nie asked again.

A few disciples flew towards their master with trepidation. They were merely common guards of the sect. They could hardly see their master’s face on normal days. This was the first time they’d be this close to their master. His intimidating presence and his fury were was enough to put them on their nerves.

“Master, we are the ones that guarded the sect last night,” the leader said with a downturned face.

“Did you notice anyone suspicious pass through the gates?”

Invincible Nie asked this question to gather information about the killer. He wanted to know how someone capable of killing his horse was able to escape the notice of so many guards’ eyes. It was just a piece of cake for him to do so, but he was Invincible Nie!

“Master, there wasn’t any suspicious person last night.”

The disciple suddenly thought of an important fact after finishing his sentence.

He continued and said, “Brother Ruan Hao came back to the sect from his house all of a sudden. If I am not mistaken, he headed to the summit of Invincible after entering the gates.”

“What? Ruan Hao?”

Invincible Nie’s eyes sparkled. He still had some impressions of this disciple, he was a third grade combat king, but his strength far exceeded others of the same level. This disciple was now the suspicious one, but Nie couldn’t believe that this disciple could get rid of his horse. Ruan Hao couldn’t even enter summit of Invincible with his qualifications. This was rather strange.

“Where is Ruan Hao now?” Invincible Nie demanded.

“Master, Brother Ruan Hao returned to Changling City yesterday and has yet to come back.”

A good friend of Ruan Hao added that he had not returned to the sect after going home.

“It seemed that there is something suspicious about this guy, I would like to go to Changling City to find out,” said Invincible Nie.

He disappeared again after turning around. Silence filled the area. Everyone was staring at one another. There was nothing in their eyes but shock. They couldn’t make the connection between the death of the Ferghana Stallion and Ruan Hao. Could it be Brother Ruan Hao that killed the horse? It was a joke, he was definitely incapable of doing that. Not to mention that such thoughts were taboo for every Invincible Sect disciple.

Ruan Hao, his dad, and two of his elder brothers were sitting around the table in the chief of Changling City’s house. Ruan Chang Shan, the chief’s third son, was his pride. Ruan Hao was one of the core disciples of Invincible Sect, not everyone could say that.

Today Ruan Hao had returned from the Sect. It was a joyful reunion in the family. While Ruan Chang San, Ruan Hao and two of his brothers were having joyful conversation with one another, Ruan Hao was the only one distracted by his own concerns. His concerns overwhelmed his intention to spend his time with his family. Last night, the matter was about Jiang Chen. It was the two questions that were asked by Jiang Chen. He had no idea what the other’s intention was, but he didn’t feel comfortable about the matter.

Furthermore, Ruan Hao knew everything that happened in Chaotic Ocean, especially that the supposedly dead Jiang Chen had returned. The first incident was the bloody massacre in the stronghold of Asura Palace - all of the innocent disciples were dead, including Second Tycoon Zhang Liang. This was stirring news, but Ruan Hao felt extremely lucky to be alive after meeting someone capable of slicing an eighth grade combat king in half. His life would have belonged to Jiang Chen during his close encounters with the killer.

“Third Brother, why the sour face? You seldom come back. You’re finally here, and yet it seems your heart is preoccupied with something.”

This young man was Ruan Hao’s elder brother.

“It’s nothing, really, big brother,” Ruan Hao grinned to distract him from knowing the truth.

Swoosh!

All of a sudden, the air in the big hall rippled, a shadow of a man appeared instantly, and caused the temperature in the building to drop. The sons and father were observing the intruder with plaintiff expressions. When they recognized who the man was, their expressions changed dramatically.

“I pay my respect to you, master.”

The father and sons quickly got off from their chairs. They bowed in respect to Invincible Nie with fear in their eyes. Save for Ruan Hao, everyone had met the master before, so the master wasn’t strange to them.

Cold sweat started to ooze from the pores of Ruan Hao’s forehead, this feeling of anxiety wouldn’t be present if he hadn’t met Jiang Chen.If not for this meeting he would think his master’s visit to their family compound a great honor. Today was different, however, his master was supposed to be on the Gorge Mountains battling, but he had left that important matter and come to them. His guess was that something big had happened, but he couldn’t understand what his family’s relation to the matter could be. This could only be a bad thing.

Invincible Nie didn’t make eye contact with the father or the eldest two sons, all of his attention was focused on Ruan Hao.

“Ruan Hao, let me ask you a question, is the death of the Ferghana Stallion related to you?”

“What? The Ferghana Stallion is dead?”